---
title: "Accessibility Checker Rule Help: RPT_Media_AudioVideoAltFilename"
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import "../../../styles/ToolHelp.scss"
import { CodeSnippet, Tag } from "carbon-components-react";

<div className="toolHelp">
<Row>
<Column colLg={5} colMd={3} colSm={4} className="toolLeft">

### Who does this affect?

* Blind people using a screen reader
* People using text-based browsers (e.g., Lynx) or audio interfaces

### Why is this important?

Proper text alternatives convey the meaning of what the non-text content such as audio or video content is. Placeholder text or filenames are not viable labels because they do not convey function or information; for example, filenames such as "video.jpg" or "interviewOct.wav".

</Column>
<Column colLg={11} colMd={5} colSm={4} className="toolMain">

<div id="locLevel"></div>

### Filename used as label for embedded audio or video
Audio or video on the page must have a short text alternative that describes the media content

[IBM 1.1.1 Non-text content](http://www.ibm.com/able/guidelines/ci162/non_text_content.html)

<div id="locSnippet"></div>

### What to do

* Provide a short text alternative as a label that describes the content of the audio or video on the page.

For example: A video feed in NY Times has the following descriptive label "Video of the fine dining place 'Clay Pit' located in downtown Austin, TX."


</Column>
</Row>
</div>

export default ({ children, _frontmatter }) => (<React.Fragment>{children}</React.Fragment>)